Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries
Cemetery details
Dickson Cemetery #1 (also known as Shi Cemetery)
Originally on the old Dickson plantation
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southeast on Hwy 15 for 2.3 miles to Shoal Rd which forks off to the left. Go on Shoal Rd for 1.8 miles to Road 62, which forks off to the right. Follow Road 62 for 0.4 mile to the St. Galilee cemetery and Maggie Reynolds Rd. on the left. Continue straight on Road 62. The path is 0.4 mile past the crossroads of Road 62 and Maggie Reynolds Rd. The rough path to the cemetery is on the right side of the road, behind a gate bar. Walk past the gate bar and follow the path west for 385 feet to the cemetery.
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southeast on Hwy 15 for 2.3 miles to Shoal Rd which forks off to the left. Go on Shoal Rd for 1.8 miles to Road 62, which forks off to the right. Follow Road 62 for 0.4 mile to the St. Galilee cemetery and Maggie Reynolds Rd. on the left. Continue straight on Road 62. The path is 0.4 mile past the crossroads of Road 62 and Maggie Reynolds Rd. The rough path to the cemetery is on the right side of the road, behind a gate bar. Walk past the gate bar and follow the path west for 385 feet to the cemetery.
GPS coordinates: 33 14' 31.7" N 82 54' 32.4" W
or in degrees only form: 33.24214° N X 82.909° W
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GMD: 113
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: Both Black and White
Part of the cemetery is completely surrounded by a stone wall. Other parts are surrounded by fences. Still other parts are in the open.
The graves with tombstones are of the Dickson family. There are also many unmarked graves which may be graves of slaves or other plantation workers.
Graves 1-6 are within a wrought iron fence.
Indexer or Contributor: Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington
Rebecca Dickson
Jul 4, 1844 - Oct 4, 1923
"A few more toils, A few more tears, And we shall weep no more." On same monument as W. S. Dickson. Draped urn broken off from top and lying beside it.
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Grave 1
W. S. [William] Dickson
Sep 25, 1839 - Aug 30, 1913
Birth day of 25 unreadable-taken from Muster Roll record. No service indicated on stone. On same monument as Rebecca Dickson. Draped urn broken off from top and lying beside it.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
[Wounded Sharpsburg, 9/17/1862. Wounded
Gettysburg, 7/2/1863.] All service info
per Muster Roll, Co K, 15th Regt GA Inf.
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Military Service: Confederate States of America
[Wounded Sharpsburg, 9/17/1862. Wounded
Gettysburg, 7/2/1863.] All service info
per Muster Roll, Co K, 15th Regt GA Inf.
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Grave 2
Georgia B. Dickson
Dec 7, 1848 - Apr 29, 1913
"Thy memory shall ever be A guiding star to heaven."
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Grave 3
J. M. [James Monroe] Dickson
Sep 16, 1813 - Apr 18, 1898
"To him we trust a place is given Among the saints with Christ in heaven." Given name per Mary Ann Willoughby -- only "J. M. Dickson" appears on gravestone.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
CSA per Mary Ann Willoughby. No
indication of service appears on his
gravestone.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
CSA per Mary Ann Willoughby. No
indication of service appears on his
gravestone.
Grave 4
Margaret A. Dickson
Feb 12, 1815 - Apr 5, 1876
w/o J. M. Dickson. "Having finished life's duty, She now sweetly rests." Gravestone has hand holding cross with index finger pointing to right.
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Grave 5
Eliza J. Dickson
Jun 14, 1840 - Feb 11, 1910
"Her faithfulness in every duty will be remembered long after her body has returned to dust." Gravestone has hand holding cross with index finger pointing to the right.
Grave 6
Unmarked Adult Grave
Fieldstone marker on a grave north of the granite wall.
Grave 7
W. S. [William] Dickson
Sep 6, 1819 - Jul 6, 1875
"Life's latest struggle cheerfully he passed, Unwearied still, Unflinching to the last." Is the only headstone within large granite walled area. Given name per family.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
[Enlisted Pvt 7/15/1861. Surrendered
Appomattox 4/9/1865.] All service info
per Muster Roll, Co K, 15th Regt Ga Inf.
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Military Service: Confederate States of America
[Enlisted Pvt 7/15/1861. Surrendered
Appomattox 4/9/1865.] All service info
per Muster Roll, Co K, 15th Regt Ga Inf.
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Grave 8
Unmarked Graves
Possibly as many as 5 more graves within the large granite walled area.
Grave 9
Julia Laughlin
Jun 23, 1861 - Oct 25, 1902
"A light from our household is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our hearts, that never can be filled." Is outside of large granite walled area.
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Grave 10
Unmarked Graves
Two unmarked graves near Julia Laughlin: one is the broken top of a gravestone, the other is marked with fieldstones.
Grave 11
Unmarked Adult Graves
In a fenced area are mounded graves, some marked with brick or fieldstone headstones. Three of the graves are child-sized. Two are adult-sized. Room for 5 more graves.
Grave 12
Unmarked Graves
A few depressions and 3 fieldstones mark more graves in the open areas.
Grave 13
Unmarked Graves
A fenced area of sufficient size for 4 graves.
Grave 14
Greene L. Dickson
1858 - 1937
Grave not found in 2001. James Nathaniel Dickson (grandson) remembers grave as just outside fenced area. Info from Kimbrough listing. Possibly broken marker on grave 11
Grave 15
Unmarked Grave - David W. Dickson
b. 1855
d. after 1937. James Nathaniel Dickson remembers site as being beside Greene L. Dickson's grave. Nathaniel Dickson remembers his funeral.
Grave 16